I've been on BP meds for about 9 years. The first type made me cough, common side affect so I was switched to Benicar HCT and it worked fine for years. All the sudden it's not doing it's job and my reading today was high. My question is this, have you had to have your BP meds adjusted?I'm waiting for the DR to call
I'm trying to not worry about this and make it worse.....
Thank you

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Love, J.

I don't take BP meds but DH does and he does have to have them adjusted/changed every so often.

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Cecilia

"We must love them both--those whose opinions we share and those whose opinions we reject. For both have labored in the search for truth, and both have helped us in the finding of it."
Saint Thomas Aquinas

I have been on mine for 13 years and so far so good. I do think they may need to adjust my water pill. I only take 1/2 and my need more. I will ask next time I go in. I'm sure they will find something that works fine for you so try not to worry.

Yes I have had mine adjusted. Of course, I stopped smoking, lost weight, started exercising and eating better--and my BP went down.

It may be something that the Dr. will want to monitor before making an adjustment or switch. If this is the first time you're blood pressure has gone up, and depending on how "up" we're talking--he may opt to not do anything but watch it for a few weeks. Blood pressure can flucuate for a variety of reasons. It may not be anything to be concerned about.

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Thank you all for the encouragement. High BP runs in my family and is scary to me...also, I'm a nervous nellie about health. A few kind words go a long way..♥

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Love, J.

Same happened to me, lisinopril made me cough, benicar didn't work. I'm on azor now and it is working great for me. Good luck!

Dr put me on Toprol...no horror stories please! It's a Beta Blocker......

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Love, J.